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Taitu Hotel was destroyed by fire accedent A major fire accident that started earlier on Sunday has ripped through the historical Taitu Hotel in Addis Ababa. The blaze that engulfed the city’s first hotel has caused a massive damage on the property that opened its doors to business back in 1907.
A Dire Tube reporter has witnessed that many of the hotel’s rooms, its historical pieces and a bank office that belongs to United Bank wer...

Ethiopian Airline aircraft damaged in an accident in Ghana Ethiopia’s national flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, has confirmed media reports that one of its freighter aircraft was involved in an accident in the Ghanaian capital, Accra. In a statement provided to Dire Tube on Sunday, the Airliner said that a Boeing 737- 400 Freighter aircraft that was operating for ASKY has skidded off a runway at the Accra Airport.
The statement said the aircraft th...

Beza A Eshetu who is 19 years old Struck and Killed by Car in Rockville A 19-year-old woman was struck and killed by a car in Rockville Monday night.
According to Pete Piringer with Montgomery County Fire and Rescue, the crash was reported around 6:00 p.m. in the 12600 block of Veirs Mill Road.
Officials say Beza Amare Eshetu had gotten off a bus and was walking home with her mom when she was struck by 68-year-old Douglas House. House remained on scene and was ...

Think Tank Research Calls for Telecom Reform Monopoly admits problems, but claims privatisation is not a solution
A study on the services and service delivery performances of the state monopoly ethio telecom in Addis Abeba claimed that the company has serious deficits in its pricing and the delivery of quality services to the public.
The research was conducted by Forum for Social Studies (FSS), a non-governmental, non-profit policy th...

They think am the richest man on earth because I live in the United States Tsedeke Ketema’s family thinks of him as wealthy.
“They think I’m the richest man on earth because I live in the United States,” Ketema said.
But Ketema is living a modest life. He sublets a room in a Northgate apartment while he finishes his education at North Seattle Community College. He said it’s challenging sharing an apartment with a family of three while trying to study and...